Merck PSE HD – Periodic tables for everyone, hazzah!
Tested version: 1.1.0
Latest version: 1.2.4.1
Requires Android: from 2.1
Summary
I'm sure some of you will still remember the periodic table from school (or university, if there are any chemists among us). If your experience with the periodic table was anything like mine, you may also remember the minuscule font that one would have to comb through for ages before finding what it was one was looking for. The idea behind the Android app Merck PSE HD (i.e. Periodic table of the elements) is to put an end to all the squinting and frustrated searching, as well as provide users with lots of extra information.
Features & Use
Test device: HTC Desire Android-Version: 2.3.3
Mods: Root, CM7 Custom ROM
Screen & Controls
Merck PSE HD's UI is very easy to use and its animations are quite nice. It's too bad there isn't a brief intro for first time users, although I must admit that navigating through the app is fairly easy. However, it did take me a bit before I found the menu button.
Speed & Stability
Merck PSE HD didn't crash or lag at all during our test runs. The animations run smoothly for the most bit, though there were a few lurches here and there. This had no effect on the app's speed, however.
Price/Performance Ratio
Merck PSE HD can be downloaded free of charge from the Android Market as well as the App Center.
Developer
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edezean: Thanks for the feedback. The application really does make things easier as well as, well, interesting, as you said! : )
Dear Sebastian,
you're absolutely right. The "PSE" in our application name is a German abbreviation. In English the correct abbreviation reads "PTE" (Periodic Table of Elements). Therefore our application is called "Merck PTE HD" in most English speaking countries.
To increase complexity our application is called "EMD PTE" in the US and Canada. Due to legal restrictions we have to provide two versions.
Sorry for the confusion and inconvenience caused.

Germany












Our programming obliges us to refer to applications by the name that's registered in our 'Apps' section, hence why we did not refer to the application with its English name. Sorry for the confusion, but as Merck KGaA already clarified: it is all one and the same application. : )